CALORIMETRIC OBSERVATION OF A STRUCTURAL PHASE-TRANSITION AT ELEVATED-TEMPERATURES IN SINGLE-CRYSTAL C60

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FORTUNE, NA [1 ]
MURATA, K [1 ]
IGA, F [1 ]
NISHIHARA, Y [1 ]
KIKUCHI, K [1 ]
SUZUKI, S [1 ]
IKEMOTO, I [1 ]
ACHIBA, Y [1 ]
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[1] TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIV,HACHIOJI,TOKYO 19203,JAPAN
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PHYSICA C | 1991年 / 185卷
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10.1016/0921-4534(91)92015-4
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We present the first observation of multiple structural phase transitions in single crystal undoped C60. Crystals annealed in He gas at 500 K (225-degrees-C) exhibit transitions at 250 K and 425 K (150-degrees-C). The 250 K transition has been attributed to an orientational ordering of individual C60 molecules in powdered crystal C60. A third (metastable) transition at 185 K in as-grown crystals is eliminated by annealing at temperatures above 425 K. These results have direct relevance to vapor phase doping of alkali metals at elevated temperatures to induce bulk superconductivity in C60.
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